Pete Hegseth once begged his Fox News bosses to allow him to have a beard—seven years before announcing he was banning soldiers from sporting beards at their place of work.

Hegseth—who has rebranded himself as President Donald Trump’s “Secretary of War”—summoned 800 generals from around the world on Tuesday to give them a lecture on personal grooming.

Putting an immediate ban on “beardos” and long hair, the former TV presenter demanded an end to “the era of unprofessional appearance” in the military, saying: “This is on duty, in the field, and in the rear.

“If you want a beard, you can join special forces. If not, then shave.”

However, in his bizarre speech, Hegseth neglected to inform the Quantico audience that he himself once sported long hair and a beard, which he pleaded with his

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